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I. intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French assentir, assenter, from Latin assentari, from assentire, from ad- + sentire to feel — more at sense
Date: 14th century
to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration ; concur
• assentor or assenter noun
Synonyms:
assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions <
voters assented to the proposal
>. consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired <consented to their daughter's going
>. accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent <officials acceded to the prisoners' demands
>. acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition <acquiesced to his boss's wishes
>. agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion <finally agreed to come along
>. subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support <subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea
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II. noun
Date: 14th century
an act of assenting ; acquiescence, agreement
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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assent — vb Assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe and their corresponding nouns express in common the idea of concurrence with what someone else has stated or proposed. Assent implies primarily an act of the understanding and applies to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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assent — ► NOUN ▪ the expression of approval or agreement. ► VERB (usu. assent to) ▪ express assent. DERIVATIVES assenter (also assentor) noun. ORIGIN from Latin assentire, from sentire feel, think … English terms dictionary
Assent — can refer to: * A Belgian village between Bekkevoort and Diest. * Offer and acceptance * Royal Assent … Wikipedia
assent — [n] agreement acceptance, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, affirmation, approval, authorization, compliance, concurrence, consent, nod, permission, sanction; concepts 8,684 Ant. disagreement, dissent, rejection assent… … New thesaurus
Assent — As*sent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.] To admit a thing as true; to express one s agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assent to — index approve, authorize, certify (approve), comply, concur (agree), countenance, indorse … Law dictionary
